#61 How to Transform Your Textbook Into A Curiosity Machine

<p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Ever felt like you were blindly teaching through the textbook to &quot;cover&quot; the curriculum?</span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>We have too!</span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Teaching math exclusively from your textbook is like teaching with a bag over your head.</span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>The textbook doesn’t allow you to SEE your students. It doesn’t take into account who your students are and where they are on their learning path.</span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>The textbook doesn’t allow you to HEAR your students. It struggles to provide meaningful opportunities for your students to discuss, collaborate, and reason with peers.</span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>The textbook doesn’t provide resources that spark curiosity and ENGAGE your students.</span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>BUT ...</span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Throwing out the textbook is NOT the answer either.</span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Why spend hours of your limited planning time searching the internet for better resources just to find that you have to PAY for those resources out of your own pocket?</span></p> <p><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Instead, learn how to use the resources you already have access to so that you can Make Math Moments That Matter!</span></p> <p><strong>You’ll Learn: </strong></p> <ul> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Engage your students using resources you already have;</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Modify textbook problems and exercises so that they spark curiosity in your students;</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Use the Make Math Moments Curiosity Path so that your students will not only love math class but also learn to think deeply;</span></li> <li style='font-weight: 400;'><span style='font-weight: 400;'>Formative assessment techniques that enhance your